A coach's choice of formation must be a blend of two factors. First is the coach's own philosophy of how the game should be played. The second is the way the formation fits the players at the coach's disposal...

Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler reportedly turned down Watford and Leicester City because he wants Fiorentina . The Swiss international is on the exit ramp following a revamp of the midfield under new Coach Maurizio Sarri...

The summer of 2012 was the first truly outward sign of the financial distress AC Milan have suffered over the last half a decade. It was then that the club sold both Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Paris Saint-Germain...

Mario Gomez admits Fiorentina “didn't go the way I wanted and I needed a change of scenery” after joining Besiktas . It is only a loan deal with option to buy for the striker who turned 30 last month...

Fiorentina could close for Cagliari's Davide Astori in the next two days, beating the competition of Juventus. The Bianconeri were recently linked to the formerly Roma-loaned defender, but it looks like the Viola could get in first...

Paul Pogba says he can cover Arturo Vidal's former role at Juventus : 'I must show how I've developed'. The sale of Vidal to Bayern Munich, coupled with the departure of Andrea Pirlo to New York City FC , left Juventus shorn of two great midfielders.

AC Milan stayed with Real Madrid until the end. Only a protracted shootout decided their final game in the International Champions Cup on Thursday night in Shanghai, with Madrid winning 10-9 on penalties...